Grant to CHANGES Community Mental Health Project (360G-WomensFundScotland-FR-0005097)
Funding Organization
£3,200
Recipient Organization
Towards the cost of developing, promoting and delivering a ten week understanding anger course.
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 3750 |
| Amount Awarded | 3200 |
| Award Date | 2006-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | S01001584 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | DZ |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | East Lothian |
| Data Source | https://www.womensfundscotland.org/ |
| Grant Programme: Code | 2nd February 06 WFS |
| Grant Programme: Title | Women's Fund For Scotland |
| Last Modified | 2023-03-17T12:54:16Z |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | SC025130 |
| Recipient Org: Description | CHANGES Community Health project promotes positive mental health in East Lothian. With over 20 years of experience delivering group work and one-to-one support services, CHANGES is an established and respected local charity. With the UN warning that the COVID19 pandemic could lead to an ?upsurge? in the number of people needing mental health care, funding will be used to ensure that support is available as quickly as possible at the point of need. CHANGES supports people over the age of 16, residing, or registered with a GP, in East Lothian. The Royal College of Psychiatrists report an increase in support needs from people with no history of mental health due to the COVID19 pandemic. Therefore, the target group is likely to include people accessing mental health support for the first time as well as existing clients. Men aged 18-25 are reported to be badly affected by first time mental health issues. We anticipate this to be reflected in requests for support. CHANGES works primarily with individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties which includes those who are struggling to cope with the stresses of daily life, people experiencing panic attacks, anxiety, low self-esteem, low mood and depression. Many people who are currently supported by CHANGES are affected by social isolation, feeling a lack of purpose and sense of belonging. Stress linked to the fear of contracting the virus, isolation, job insecurity, relationship breakdown and bereavement are some of the issues arising from the COVID19 pandemic. Many of CHANGES regular activities are limited due to the suspension of group work. In addition to groupwork CHANGES offers one-to-one counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. These provisions have been adapted as a response to COVID19 and are now being offered via video conferencing and telephone calls. At present clients requesting therapy at CHANGES are added to a waiting list and may wait up to 12 months to be seen. We wish to add additional staff hours to this provision to ensure that we can meet demand. In addition to our existing 8-week blocks of therapy we will introduce an alternative approach enabling those requiring support to receive it at the point of need. Single Session Therapy (SST) offers one off appointments which can be accessed immediately. There is a body of evidence which suggests that a one-off therapeutic intervention can often be sufficient. This approach, combined with our existing 8-week provision will ensure we can offer help at the point of need. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://www.changeschp.org.uk |